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SFC 19:Brutality PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip Off (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Cid is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip Off!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Off.
Off shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cid as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Cid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Off.
A good leg kick by Cid.
Cid lands a slapping body shot.
Off shoots for a double leg takedown but Cid sprawls well. He's pushed Off's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Cid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Off looks gassed!
No luck for Off with that takedown attempt.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rip Off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Off.
Cid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Off.
It looks like Rip Off has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid connects with a high kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body kick from Cid.
Cid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Off's calf.
Cid keeps Off at a distance using the push kick.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Off chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cid.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Off down.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Off sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cid lands a high kick!
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cid stalling in the clinch.
Cid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cid.
Off's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Off takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Rip Off's cut even more.
Cid lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Cid.
Cid lands an elbow just above Off 's eye.
The cut above Rip Off's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Off takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Off takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cid lands a head kick!
Cid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid connects with a high kick.
Cid lands with a kick to the temple. Off shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Off is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cid is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Off takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cid scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Off has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cid.
Cid connects with a solid leg kick.
Cid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Off.
Cid throws a head kick that Off semi-blocks.
Cid throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid scores with a hook to the body. Off takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cid connects with the punch.
Cid scores with a head kick.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Off takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cid lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Off down.
Cid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Off takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cid is looking to slow Off down with leg kicks.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Off's sensitive parts.
Cid lands a head kick!
Cid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cid keeps Off at a distance using the push kick.
Off on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cid cracks the inside of Off's front leg.
Cid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cid lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Cid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
Cid lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rip Off's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body kick from Cid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Off's calf.
Cid feints and then cracks Off's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Off down.
Cid lands a head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Cid!
Nice body kick from Cid.
A good leg kick by Cid.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Off's sensitive parts.
Cid throws a front kick that sends Off stumbling back into the cage.
Cid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cid scores with a spinning back kick!
Cid thumps Off with a low kick.
Cid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cid scores with a push kick.
Off sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid feints and then cracks Off's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Off down.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Off.
Cid is looking to slow Off down with leg kicks.
Cid lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rip Off's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Off's front leg but catches the back leg as Off tries to avoid it.
Cid connects with a solid leg kick.
Off sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid scores with a kick to the body.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cid.
Off on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Off stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Xavier Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Cid throws a head kick that half lands.
Off needs to keep his hands up - Cid had a free shot at his head there.
Off takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Cid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid lands a high kick!
Cid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Off is breathing heavily.
Off on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cid scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid pushes Off away with a front kick.
Off looks to clinch
and Cid counters with an outside leg kick.
Cid is looking to wear down Off with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Off. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid scores with a hook to the body. Off takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cid lands a high kick!
Off takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Off can do to turn this around?
Off steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cid. That one must have hurt.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Off. That did some damage!
Cid lands with a kick to the temple. Off shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cid cracks the inside of Off's front leg.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Off's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Off walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Off takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rip Off's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xavier Cid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do fails to land the takedown.
Goro takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Do shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Do prevents Goro from improving his position.
Do not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do slips a nice elbow through Goro's hands, connecting with Goro's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goro's head.
Goro taking some punishment here, with Do in his half guard.
Goro gets full guard.
Do thows a big elbow that misses.
Goro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Do wants to control from the top but Goro keeps moving.
Goro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Do's guard.
Goro trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goro is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Do on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Do tries to get out of the position.
Goro throwing strikes from guard but Do blocks nicely.
Goro passes into half guard.
Do avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goro.
Goro works his way into side control.
Goro working the ground and pound but Do is defending the strikes.
Do regains half guard.
Do has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Goro wants to stand but Do has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Do gets full guard.
Do looking for a sweep. Not yet Do, not yet.
Goro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Do's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Do has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Do looking to control.
Goro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Do has control of Goro's left arm, preventing Goro from doing any damage.
Do keeping moving, preventing Goro from controlling successfully.
Do has control of Goro's left arm, preventing Goro from doing any damage.
Goro distracts Do with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goro drops back looking for a leg! Do is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Do manages to kick Goro off! Goro jumps back into Do's guard.
Goro looks gassed!
Do looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Do is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Goro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Do is pulling down on Goro's head to control his posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Do is proving hard to escape from.
Goro stopping the sweep attempt from Do.
Goro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Goro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do is trying to control the position but Goro postures up.
Goro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Do's guard.
Goro tries to pass to full mount but Do defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Do manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goro stopping the sweep attempt from Do.
Goro postures up.
Goro is fighting to break Do's control of his arms but Do is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goro wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
Goro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Do dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goro moves in looking to clinch but Do pushes him off.
Goro misses with a head kick.
Do shoots in and drives through. Goro sprawls well.
Jonny Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Jonny Do has been cut.
Do closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Goro looking for a sweep. Not yet Goro, not yet.
Goro looking to control.
Do scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do scoring with some ground and pound.
Do wants to control from the top but Goro keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Do stopping the sweep attempt from Goro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goro working a defensive guard here.
Do postures up and lands a big shot to Goro's brow.
Do distracts Goro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do trying to control from the bottom.
Do actively working from the bottom here.
Do gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Do dives on top into guard.
Goro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goro is looking for a triangle but Do pushes his legs off easily.
Goro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Do with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Do chips away with some ground and pound.
Do trying to control but Goro is working from the bottom.
Do content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Do working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goro's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Do lands a couple of elbows.
Goro trying to control the position.
Goro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Do is one step ahead there.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Do is one step ahead there.
Goro wants to stand up but Do is controlling him.
Goro trying to keep a closed guard but Do is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Do slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Goro as Do shoots in.
Do has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Do has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goro lands with a nice combination. Do backs away looking to recover.
Goro misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Goro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Do doesn't seem phased though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Goro.
Goro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jonny Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Do manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goro stopping the sweep attempt from Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yumi Goro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonny Do's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Do with a poor takedown
and Goro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Do!
Goro landing strikes from the mount and Do is in trouble!
Goro lands a nice shot to the head.
Goro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Do?
Do regains half guard.
Do wants to control but Goro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Do is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goro is working for a kimura but Do is defending it quite comfortably.
Goro tries to pass to full mount but Do defends it.
Do keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do moves into full guard.
Do utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do punching from the bottom.
Goro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goro throws and elbow that misses. Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goro's guard. Nice move by Do!
Do works over Goro with some ground and pound from guard.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Goro blocks nicely.
Do landing some decent shots from guard.
Do stands up over Goro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Do won't allow Goro to sweep him here.
Do content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Do's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Do looking to pass the guard.
Goro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.
Do landing some decent shots from guard.
Goro keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Goro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Do stands up over Goro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goro has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Do should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Goro has tightened it up now! Do should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yumi Goro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brazilian Assassin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Georgie Junior!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior closes the distance and clinches up with Assassin, looking for a takedown. Junior pushes Assassin against the cage but Assassin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Assassin scores with a nice head shot.
Assassin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Georgie Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Junior attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Junior scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Poor strikes thrown by Junior there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Junior landing punches.
Junior controlling from the full mount.
Assassin really wants to buck Junior off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior controlling the pace for now.
Junior looking to isolate an arm here. Assassin doesn't see it coming and as Junior extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Junior!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Georgie Junior!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo DeSonto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi Yamaguchi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo DeSonto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSonto throws a head kick that misses.
DeSonto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
DeSonto dives in and grabs Yamaguchi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamaguchi pushes down on DeSonto's head and hops out.
DeSonto gets caught flat footed, as Yamaguchi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yamaguchi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of DeSonto's head.
Yamaguchi chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamaguchi advances to half guard.
Yamaguchi prevents DeSonto from improving his position.
DeSonto is trying to stand back up but Yamaguchi is controlling him
DeSonto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yamaguchi scores with a couple of nice shots.
DeSonto is rocked!
Yamaguchi scores with a big shot! DeSonto's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save DeSonto! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshi Yamaguchi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pain's choice of entrance music: Indestructible. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pain is pressing down on Do's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Do looking to pass the guard.
Pain trying to control the position.
Pain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pain wants to improve his position but instead Do has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do trying to control from half guard but Pain is working away.
Do wants to pass the guard but Pain is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is looking for a sweep. Do is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pain gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pain is looking for a triangle but Do pushes his legs off easily.
Pain looks gassed!
Pain wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Do is now in half guard.
Pain is not content to let Do control the position.
Pain won't allow Do to pass to mount.
Pain is trying to get back to full guard.
Do trying to control the pace.
Do will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Do lands with a punch from half guard.
Pain is looking to control Do's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pain avoid being mounted?
Do seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Do seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Michael Do has been cut.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Do lands a head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Pain.
Michael Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain misses with an uppercut. Do saw that one coming.
Pain scores with a jab.
Pain cracks Do with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Do is rocked!
Pain lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Pain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinister Miro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miro's entrance music is Overdose. A fine choice. Mitchell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Let's Be Friends kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sinister Miro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sinister Miro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Miro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miro throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Miro avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dave Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Miro ducks under and follows up with a left that Miro also avoids with ease.
Mitchell checks a leg kick nicely.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Miro moves away
and Miro counters with a low kick, right behind Mitchell 's knee.
Mitchell looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miro cracks Mitchell with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mitchell falls to his knees and Miro doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinister Miro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Gunma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliseo Seterra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seterra has chosen Before I forget as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Takumi Gunma has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Takumi Gunma seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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159 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Gunma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eliseo Seterra!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seterra throws a leg kick but Gunma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takumi Gunma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seterra tries to avoid it but Gunma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seterra to the ground. Seterra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gunma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seterra to the mat! Seterra manages to get full guard.
Seterra looking for a sweep. Not yet Seterra, not yet.
Gunma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seterra is keeping the position for now.
Gunma trying to control but Seterra is working from the bottom.
Gunma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gunma maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Seterra could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gunma has cracked it and Seterra is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gunma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takumi Gunma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Le Bricoleur kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yuu Saga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
159 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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153 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Saga is just out of range.
Saga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Bricoleur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saga dodges the punch combination from Le Bricoleur.
Nice sprawl there from Le Bricoleur as Saga shoots in.
Saga shoots in and drives through. Le Bricoleur sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Saga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Le Bricoleur keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur is trying to escape the mount.
Saga breaks from Le Bricoleur's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Le Bricoleur wants to hold on but Saga pushes him away.
Le Bricoleur is in all sorts of trouble here.
Le Bricoleur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Le Bricoleur wants to hold on but Saga pushes him away.
Saga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Le Bricoleur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saga is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Le Bricoleur is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuu Saga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ieyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scorpion Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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19
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ieyasu Tokugawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scorpion Red!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Red looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Tokugawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tokugawa works Red's body with a nice hook.
Tokugawa lands with a shot to the body.
Tokugawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Red, pushing him back against the cage.
Tokugawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Red goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tokugawa prevents it.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Red takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Red's face.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa lands an elbow that stopped Red in his tracks for a moment.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Red won't want to take too many of those.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tokugawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red avoids it.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Red has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tokugawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Red can't get the takedown.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scorpion Red.
Tokugawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Red's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Red avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Red tries to score a body lock takedown but Tokugawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tokugawa lands an elbow that stopped Red in his tracks for a moment.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Red drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Red looking for a takedown.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Red won't want to take too many of those.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Red avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Red manages to end up in side control.
Red is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tokugawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tokugawa wants to control but Red postures up.
Red tries for a kimura but Tokugawa is defending well.
Red thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Red wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tokugawa, who protects the arm well.
Red goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tokugawa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Red but great work by Tokugawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red seems a little lost for a moment, as Tokugawa dominates the positioning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tokugawa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Red is looking for a sweep.
Tokugawa has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokugawa drives through and clinches with Red against the cage.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head.
Tokugawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Red in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick which misses Red's front leg but catches the back leg as Red tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tokugawa!
Tokugawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Red's sensitive parts.
Tokugawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Red.
Red stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokugawa.
Scorpion Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Red takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Red. That did some damage!
Tokugawa pushes Red up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands an elbow just above Red 's eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Red's ribcage.
Tokugawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Red is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tokugawa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Tokugawa.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Red wants a takedown but no success here.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Red won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokugawa gets underhooks to prevent Red's takedown attempt.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scorpion Red.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Red's ribcage.
Tokugawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Red tries for a takedown but Tokugawa manages to get underhooks.
Tokugawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red can do to turn this around?
Tokugawa lands an elbow inside that Red shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Red's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Red drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Red is trying to drag Tokugawa to the mat but Tokugawa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red avoids it.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Red avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red has Tokugawa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tokugawa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tokugawa throws an elbow but misses.
Red has Tokugawa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tokugawa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Red won't want to take too many of those.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Red's ribcage.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but Red blocks it.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red avoids it.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Red drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tokugawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Red takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Red is trying to drag Tokugawa to the mat but Tokugawa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tokugawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tokugawa. Red shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Red avoids a punch combination nicely.
Red avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Red keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Red circles away.
Tokugawa throws a body kick that misses.
Tokugawa looks for the body kick but Red saw that one coming.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Red drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Red wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokugawa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Red is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red looking to pass the guard.
Tokugawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tokugawa trying to keep a closed guard but Red is proving a slippery customer.
Red drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tokugawa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Red has Tokugawa in his guard.
Tokugawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tokugawa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tokugawa trying to control but Red is working from the bottom.
Tokugawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tokugawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Red is keeping the position for now.
Red avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Red is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tokugawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Tokugawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Red's calf.
Tokugawa lands a big head kick that sends Red tumbling to the mat! Tokugawa takes a step backwards and waves Red back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Red is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa pushes Red away with a front kick.
Red is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokugawa finish him?
Tokugawa instigates a clinch.
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Red seems to have recovered his senses.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Red's ribcage.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Red blocks the elbow strike.
Tokugawa digs a right hand into Red's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Red's gas tank.
Red tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tokugawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tokugawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scorpion Red.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Red's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa trying to land knees to the body.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red can't get the takedown.
Tokugawa cracks Red with a nice body shot.
Red takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Red wants a takedown but no success here.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokugawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
Red changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tokugawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tokugawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Red looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Red closes the distance and clinches up with Tokugawa, looking for a takedown. Red pushes Tokugawa against the cage but Tokugawa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Red stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokugawa.
Ieyasu Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa gets a clinch.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Red takes a knee to the side of the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red avoids it.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
Red wants a takedown.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scorpion Red.
Red takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokugawa lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Tokugawa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the body.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Red's face.
Red is working for takedown but Tokugawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tokugawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Red avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Red avoids the elbow strike from Tokugawa, against the cage.
Red looking for a takedown.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Red has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tokugawa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the body.
Tokugawa trying to land knees to the body.
Tokugawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Red is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Red won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
Red avoids the elbow strike from Tokugawa, against the cage.
Red wants a takedown but no success here.
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Red has Tokugawa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tokugawa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa lands a nice elbow.
Red looking for a takedown.
Tokugawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Red drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tokugawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tokugawa drives through and clinches with Red against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Red takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Red goes for a takedown attempt but Tokugawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tokugawa!
Good standup being displayed there by Tokugawa as he connects with a hook.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Red shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Red showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa had his way with Scorpion Red in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Red down.
Red scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Red tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Red is trying to get an arm triangle but Tokugawa is defending well.
Tokugawa is trying to get back to half guard.
Tokugawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Red on the ground.
Tokugawa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Red's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tokugawa manages to get to full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red drops back looking for a leg! Tokugawa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tokugawa manages to kick Red off! Red jumps back into Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Red tries to free his leg and advance position but Tokugawa is retaining full guard.
Tokugawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Red is one step ahead there.
Tokugawa is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Red swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Red's face.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Tokugawa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Red.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa working Red over with knees to the body.
Scorpion Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the body.
Red goes for a takedown attempt but Tokugawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Red walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tokugawa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Red shoots in and bounces Tokugawa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Red wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Tokugawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red looking to pass the guard.
Tokugawa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tokugawa wants to sweep here but Red controlling him for the moment.
Red wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tokugawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ieyasu Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tokugawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:43
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:43
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ieyasu Tokugawa!
Ieyasu Tokugawa retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ronald Kernspecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Ronald Kernspecht will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Miyagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Ronald Kernspecht!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kernspecht looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kernspecht misses with a wild combination.
Kernspecht throws a series of punches but Miyagi avoids them all with ease.
Miyagi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kernspecht napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Miyagi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kernspecht wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyagi working away.
Miyagi moves into full mount!
Kernspecht is trying to stand but he's just given Miyagi his back.
Miyagi scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Miyagi has the hooks in. Kernspecht is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Miyagi is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Miyagi gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Miyagi gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Miyagi apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kernspecht looks gassed!
Kernspecht is trying to stand back up but Miyagi is controlling him
Miyagi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miyagi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kernspecht hang on?
Miyagi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kernspecht's face.
Miyagi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kernspecht is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miyagi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kernspecht is trying to stand.
Miyagi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miyagi working the ground and pound effectively.
Kernspecht is rocked!
Miyagi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyagi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kernspecht can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Miyagi looking to isolate an arm here. Kernspecht doesn't see it coming and as Miyagi extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Miyagi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hiro Miyagi!
Hiro Miyagi retains his welterweight title!
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